Meeting Name: Finance Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 3/13/2024 9:30 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Cook County Building, Board Room, 118 North Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois
Issued on: 3-8-2024
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24-1838 1  ReportREPORT Department: Office of the Chief Judge, Circuit Court of Cook County Report Title: Report of Legal and Expert Witness Fees and Expenses Processed for Payment Report Period: February 1, 2024 through February 29, 2024 Summary: This report includes court orders for the payment of fees and associated expenses to attorneys and experts for legal services provided on behalf of indigent litigants. The orders have been processed by the Office of the Chief Judge and submitted to the Cook County Comptroller’s Office for payment during the period. .recommend for receiving and filingPass Action details Not available
24-1802 1  Special Court OrdersFirm: McCarthy & Valentini, LLC Attorney(s): Maria McCarthy Case Name: In re Special Prosecutor Case No.(s): 97 CR 20768-04 Date of This Order: 02/20/2024 Time period: 02/05/2024 - 02/19/2024 This Court Ordered Amount for fees and expenses: $5,706.25 Paid to Date: $50,799.75 Litigation Subcommittee Approval: N/AapprovePass Action details Not available
24-1755 1  Special Court Case (Probate)Firm: Gallant Law LTD Special State's Attorney(s): Shirley A. Gallant Case Name: In Re Estate of Tawnee Kelly Case No.(s): 2023P004852 Time period: 07/24/2023 - 11/28/2023 This Court Ordered Amount for fees and expenses: $2,820.00 Paid to Date: $0.00 Litigation Subcommittee Approval: N/AapprovePass Action details Not available
24-1814 1  Proposed Settlements (Complex Litigation)Case: Wilson v. Estate of Burge, et al. Case No: 21 C 3487 Settlement Amount: $17,000,000.00 Department: 1250- State’s Attorney Payable to: Jackie Wilson, Loevy & Loevy, and People's Law Office Litigation Subcommittee Approval: 02/28/2024 Subject matter: Allegations of a civil rights violation.approvePass Action details Not available
24-1539 1  Proposed Settlements (Torts and Civil Rights)Case: State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins. Co. v. Plybon Case No: 22 M1 14548 Settlement Amount: $900.00 Department: 1210-Office of the Sheriff Payable to: Law Offices of James O’Dea Litigation Subcommittee Approval: N/A Subject matter: an allegation of automobile negligenceapprovePass Action details Not available
24-1671 1  Proposed Settlements (Torts and Civil Rights)Case: Mossette, Cornelius v. Hall et al. Case No: 19 C 8469 Settlement Amount: $2,500.00 Department: 1239-Department of the Sheriff Payable to: Cornelius Mossette Litigation Subcommittee Approval: N/A Subject matter: an allegation of a civil rights violationapprovePass Action details Not available
24-1587 1  Report (SAO Workers Comp)REPORT Department: Civil Actions Bureau Report Title: Workers’ Compensation Payments Following Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office - Litigated Settlements & Awards Report Period: February 15, 2024 - February 28, 2024 Summary: Authorization to Pay Workers’ Compensation to Pay Settlements and Awardsrecommend for approvalPass Action details Not available
24-1591 1 24-1591 Receive File- Workers' Compensation Claim Payments - January 2024Workers' Compensation Claims (Risk Management)REPORT Department: Risk Management Report Title: Workers’ Compensation Claim Payments Report Period: 01/01/2024 - 01/31/2024 Summary: The Department of Risk Management is submitting for your information Workers’ Compensation Claim Payments for the month ending January 2024. Payments total $1,692,031.53.recommend for approvalPass Action details Not available
24-1593 1 24-1593 Workers' Compensation Settlements Decisions Finance Committee Meeting March 13 2024Workers' Compensation Claims (Risk Management)REPORT Department: Risk Management Report Title: Workers’ Compensation Payments - Risk Management Settlements Report Period: 02/01/2024 - 02/29/2024 Summary: Authority to pay Workers’ Compensation Settlementsrecommend for approvalPass Action details Not available
24-1594 1 24-1594 Quarterly Litigation Disbursements Report Q1FY24ReportREPORT Department: Risk Management Report Title: Quarterly Litigation Report Period: 12/01/2023 - 02/29/2024 Summary: The Department of Risk Management is submitting for your information paid proposed settlement for Q1 fiscal year 2024. Payments total $14,824,105.49.recommend for receiving and filingPass Action details Not available
24-1624 1 24-1624 Quarterly Litigation Disbursements Report Q4FY23ReportREPORT Department: Risk Management Report Title: Quarterly Litigation Disbursements Report Q4 FY 2023 Report Period: 09/01/2023 - 11/30/2023 Summary: The Department of Risk Management is submitting for your information paid proposed settlement for Q4 fiscal year 2023. Payments total $37,740,197.33.recommend for receiving and filingPass Action details Not available
24-1886 1  ReportREPORT Department: Comptroller Report Title: Analysis of Revenues and Expenses Report Report Period: Two-month ended, January 31, 2024 Summary: Analysis of Revenues and Expenses Report for the two-month period ended January 31, 2024, for the Corporate, Public Safety, Health, Grants and Special Purpose funds of Cook County.recommend for receiving and filingPass Action details Not available
24-1298 1 ARPA PSH Hamlin Avenue PSHResolutionPROPOSED RESOLUTION PROPOSAL FOR ARPA PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FUNDING - HAMLIN AVENUE PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT WHEREAS, on March 11, 2021, the federal government authorized the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“ARPA”) which includes $1.9 trillion in federal stimulus funds to hasten the United States’ recovery from the economic and health effects caused by the COVID-19 pandemic; and WHEREAS, specifically, the federal government has authorized and allocated a federal award of approximately $1,000,372,385 of ARPA funding to Cook County to assist the County in its recovery from the economic and health effects of COVID-19; and WHEREAS, on June 24, 2021, the Cook County American Rescue Plan Act Framework (the “ARPA Framework”) was presented to the Cook County Board of Commissioners; and WHEREAS, the Cook County Board of Commissioners via Resolution 21-3654 accepted the ARPA federal award allocated to Cook County to assist the County in its recovery from the economic and health effects of COVID-19 in the amount of approximately $1,000,372,385.00; arecommend for approvalPass Action details Not available
24-1326 1 ARPA PSH Garden Apartments PSHResolutionPROPOSED RESOLUTION PROPOSAL FOR ARPA PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FUNDING-GARDEN APARTMENTS PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT WHEREAS, on March 11, 2021, the federal government authorized the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“ARPA”) which includes $1.9 trillion in federal stimulus funds to hasten the United States’ recovery from the economic and health effects caused by the COVID-19 pandemic; and WHEREAS, specifically, the federal government has authorized and allocated a federal award of approximately $1,000,372,385 of ARPA funding to Cook County to assist the County in its recovery from the economic and health effects of COVID-19; and WHEREAS, on June 24, 2021, the Cook County American Rescue Plan Act Framework (the “ARPA Framework”) was presented to the Cook County Board of Commissioners; and WHEREAS, the Cook County Board of Commissioners via Resolution 21-3654 accepted the ARPA federal award allocated to Cook County to assist the County in its recovery from the economic and health effects of COVID-19 in the amount of approximately $1,000,372,385.00;recommend for approvalPass Action details Not available
24-1366 1 Contract for Cannabis Business Development Fund Grant AdministratorContractPROPOSED CONTRACT Department(s): Bureau of Economic Development Vendor: Women’s Business Development Center, Chicago, Illinois Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to enter into and execute Good(s) or Service(s): Cook County Cannabis Business Development Fund - Pilot Program Administrator Contract Value: $338,757.46 Contract period: 3/1 /2024 - 5/31/2025 with two (2) one (1) year renewals Potential Fiscal Year Budget Impact: FY 2024 $338,757.46 Accounts: 11287.1027.39007.520830.00000.00000 Contract Number(s): 2419-01041 Concurrences: The Contract Specific Goal set on this contract is Zero. The Chief Procurement Officer concurs. Summary: The Bureau of Economic Development requests authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to enter into and execute a contract with the Women’s Business Development Center as a Pilot Program Administrator for the Cook County Cannabis Business Development Fund. In October 2021, The Cook County Board of Commissioners passed Resolution 21-5542, creating a special purrecommend for approvalPass Action details Not available
24-1630 1 PREDICTABLE RECORDING FEE ORDINANCE AMENDMENTOrdinance AmendmentPROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners, that Chapter 2 - Administration, Article IV - Officers and Employees, Division 2 - County Clerk, Subdivision I. - In General, Section 2-168 shall be amended as follows: Sec. 2-168. Bulk database index information. (a) This Section shall be known as “The Clerk Bulk Database Index Information Ordinance”. (b) The Office of the Clerk is granted authority to negotiate contracts with industry customers (commercial and noncommercial entities) for the purpose of providing access to the Computerized Indexing System in accordance with the provisions set forth herein. (c) All contracts and agreements shall be presented to the Cook County Board of Commissioners for approval and execution. (d) The County and the Clerk shall be held harmless and indemnified by Title Industry Customers for the use of any data, records or documents accessed from the Bulk Database Index Information System. The County and Clerk shall make no guarantee as to the accuracy of the data, records or documents contairecommend for approvalPass Action details Not available